Museum at Rugby SchoolMuseumAn award-winning museum. See displays which reflect the heritage of the famous school, its place in the history of the rugby football and the lives of its more notable pupils.

Rugby School, founded in 1567, is the birthplace of rugby football. 'Tom Brown's Schooldays' describes the school in the days of the famous headmaster Dr. Arnold. Rupert Brooke, Lewis Carroll, Matthew Arnold, Neville Chamberlain, 'Plum' Warner, England cricket captain, the first president of the RFU and the captain of the first English International Rugby side are some of the old boys educated at Rugby. The museum tells the story of the school and its game. Tours include the close and the old school buildings and the Butterfield chapel.Barby roadRugbyCV22 5DPUnited Kingdom52.371651816300-1.265533835500https://www.shakespeare-country.co.uk/?dms=3&pid=